Logan is still quite the hiker

March 2017


We visited one of our favorite parks, Sky Meadows.  Weather had turned bitter cold this weekend, but we were staying in Winchester for the agility show and the park is only 30 min away.  When you watch the video clip and see the dogs excitement as we arrive, it might make a little more sense why we are willing to freeze ourselves for a hike here.
Now, the first day we came, I  hiked up the grassy hillside on the North Ridge trail and back down the Piedmont.  Probably a bad choice given the harsh wind and cold.  If I had chosen the woods, we'd been protected against some of those harsh elements.  Poor Braddock's ear tips split open as I didn't have his snood on.  The positive thought is that Logan was able to complete this 1 hour hike without difficulty.


On the next day, we walked the full loop starting at the South Ridge Trail, then turning left on North Ridge to Appalachian, then the fields of the Ambassador Trail, and finally back down North Ridge. It's about a 5 mile hike with a very significant climb to the top. Takes us about 2 and 1/2 hours.  The incline, however, is slow and gradual and the views are well worth it.  The prettiest views are the initial ascent on South Ridge, Paris View on Ambassador, and the whole trek down North Ridge.  I thoroughly enjoy the hike once we get to the Appalachian trial and onto the grassy paths of the  Ambassador trail.  Logan agrees.
Logan at the halfway point as we reach the Appalachian Trail


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